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10 Phish quizzes and 100 Phish trivia questions.
1.
  Phish Quote Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sad to see this great band go. So in honor of them here is a little quiz I am throwing together.
Easier, 10 Qns, voljtw, Oct 21 04
Easier
voljtw
895 plays
2.
  Phishy Characters   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The boys of Phish aren't just great muscians, they're great story-tellers too. Can you pick out the characters from these tales? -- you don't even have to stop twrilling...
Easier, 10 Qns, rebubula29, Jan 18 09
Easier
rebubula29
764 plays
3.
  Phish trivia Quiz Challenge   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
10 questions about the music and antics of the greatest improvisational act ever...Phish!
Average, 10 Qns, gonzo_ishmael, Oct 28 06
Average
gonzo_ishmael
1050 plays
4.
  Characters in Phish Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know Phish songs?
Average, 10 Qns, dicentra, Jan 23 02
Average
dicentra
1601 plays
5.
  Phish Pans ONLY   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz may be tough for the common Phan. Imposters BEWARE.
Difficult, 10 Qns, mattyjmania, Feb 01 19
Difficult
mattyjmania
Feb 01 19
742 plays
6.
  Finish the Phish Lyric   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you remember the lyrics to these Phish songs? Fill in the blank with the missing word or words. There is one song from each studio album and a bonus song from "The White Tapes".
Tough, 10 Qns, Rattiemama, Jun 24 09
Tough
Rattiemama
355 plays
7.
  The Ultimate Phish Trivia Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Guess which album these Phish songs come from. I know that lots of these songs are on lots of different albums, but bear with me, thanks.
Average, 10 Qns, jack_meyer36, Oct 30 16
Average
jack_meyer36
1360 plays
8.
  The Women of Phish    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The women Phish sing about.
Tough, 10 Qns, monan828, Jan 31 15
Tough
monan828
146 plays
9.
  Phunky Phish Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some fun Phish trivia
Tough, 10 Qns, thing99, May 26 01
Tough
thing99
1434 plays
10.
  Phunky Phish    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some fun Phish trivia.
Average, 10 Qns, thing99, Sep 27 14
Average
thing99
1120 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Phish has been known to cover a variety of songs, however, they have only covered this Bob Marley classic once. What is it?

From Quiz "Phish Pans ONLY"





Phish Trivia Questions
1. Who has "silver silk shimmering down to her toes"?

From Quiz The Women of Phish

Answer: Joy

"Joy" was written, in part, about Trey's sister who had died. The other part of "Joy" is about co-author Tom Marshall's daughters. It is part of the album "Joy", released in 2009. The album was the first album since the hiatus, and the song "Joy" also celebrates the relationship between the band and their fans.

2. What word is missing in this lyric from "Esther": "He said 'Little girl, you can chop off my legs And then peel off my ________ if you want to But I'd rather you took this old puppet from me That I hold in my pail as we speak'"

From Quiz Finish the Phish Lyric

Answer: socks

This song is from the album "Junta" released in 1988, with cover art by Jim Pollock.

3. Phish has many songs under their belt. What is the first Phish song that, they claim, was written in the 70s?

From Quiz Phish Pans ONLY

Answer: "Makisupa Policeman"

Trey has told the story during live performances that Tom Marshall wrote this song in grade school, making it their only song written in the 70s.

4. What was Trey's senior thesis about?

From Quiz Phish trivia

Answer: Gamehendge

"Gamehendge", Phish's string of cartoon-era songs, was written by Trey in college and was performed live for the first time in 1988.

5. This crowd pleaser has been played 376 times making it their third most played song. The most famous lyric goes: "I saw you With a ticket stub in your hand"

From Quiz Phish Quote Quiz

Answer: Golgi Apparatus

Written back when Trey Anastasio was still in junior high school. It made its debut on 10/15/1986 and only had a couple of instances in which it wasn't one of their most played songs.

6. This Phishy character "was a man with a horrible disease."

From Quiz Phishy Characters

Answer: Fluffhead

"Fluff went to a banker asking for some bills, the banker said, 'I ain't got that, but I sure got some powerful pills!'"

7. Who is the "jewel of Wilson's foul domain"?

From Quiz The Women of Phish

Answer: Tela

"Tela" is part of Trey's senior project "The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday", better known as "Gamehenge". "Tela" first debuted in 1988. There has never been an album release of this project, though most fans would gladly accept one.

8. Do you remember what Reba hoped the purple paste was not? "Coconuts and chloroform Some wicker and some cork Toxic waste, some purple paste She hoped was not ___________"

From Quiz Finish the Phish Lyric

Answer: explosive

"Reba" is from the album "Lawn Boy." Fishman plays the vacuum cleaner on this album, as he does often in live performance.

9. Phish has been known to cover a variety of songs, however, they have only covered this Bob Marley classic once. What is it?

From Quiz Phish Pans ONLY

Answer: "Trenchtown Rock"

They played "Trenchtown Rock" only once at Starlake Ampitheathre 8/11/98 to open the first set. They have covered "Soul Shakedown Party" a total of four times.

10. What brass instrument did Fishman occasionally play on stage in the early stages of Phish?

From Quiz Phish trivia

Answer: trombone

Every once and awhile in the real early days, Fishman would bust out the trombone when he assumed one of his numerous alter-egos.

11. This quest driven Phish man "was from a race of people practically extinct from doing things smart people don't do."

From Quiz Phishy Characters

Answer: Rutherford the Brave

"And he was on a quest to save his people from the fate that lay before them."

12. What animal is on the cover of the album, 'Hoist'?

From Quiz Characters in Phish Lyrics

Answer: horse

The cover is bright pink and orange with a big yellowish green horse hanging from a wide strap around its middle.

13. Who is the good lieutenant?

From Quiz Phunky Phish

Answer: Trey

14. Who is the good lieutenant?

From Quiz Phunky Phish Trivia

Answer: Trey

15. Whose Grandmother bought her a ladle that she used to stir coffee, mud, and a plaster mix?

From Quiz The Women of Phish

Answer: Reba

"Reba" is from the 1990 "Lawn Boy" album. "'Reba' is more than your average, everyday song about a capitalistic moon-shiner's questionable relationship with the local meat proprietor... " From Grant Calof and Tim Wade at Phish.net

16. Do you remember what word described the mountains in "Llama"? "Sunrise over the _____________ mountains Messenger birds in sight They came up through the valley Both sides at a time"

From Quiz Finish the Phish Lyric

Answer: turquoise

Aren't you glad I didn't ask about this lyric: "Trigger a blastoplast, ramshackle laker recedes"?

17. What year did Page first play with the band?

From Quiz Phish trivia

Answer: 1985

Page organized an event in '85 that featured Phish on the bill; he sat in with them that night and later joined the band after guitarist Jeff Holdsworth left the band.

18. This song always includes a nice little story told by Trey right in the middle when the band plays it live. The crowd goes crazy when they sing this line: "We're coming to your town We'll help you party down!"

From Quiz Phish Quote Quiz

Answer: Harpua

"Harpua" is a favorite of many phans and, like Fluffhead became a rarity in the bands latter stages that only appeared three times from 1997 to 2004. Unlike "Fluffhead," it was played once after the hiatus, on 7/29/2003. It was however played a total of 54 times during the band's career. The first performance was on 8/9/1987.

19. Bouncing Around the Room

From Quiz Phish Trivia

Answer: Lawn Boy

Also appears on 'A Live One' and was probably the first Phish song that I ever heard way back in the day.

20. What does Prince Caspian have instead of feet?

From Quiz Characters in Phish Lyrics

Answer: stumps

'Oh, to be Prince Caspian with stumps instead of feet' I never did understand this line, but I think it is funny.

21. Who is the bad lieutenant?

From Quiz Phunky Phish

Answer: Trey

Trey is known as both good and bad.

22. Who is the Bad lieutenant?

From Quiz Phunky Phish Trivia

Answer: Trey

Trey, is known as both good and bad.

23. Who has a lumpy head, took a walk, and is now dead?

From Quiz The Women of Phish

Answer: Lucy

Lucy is from "Carini" (who also has a lumpy head). "Carini" was not released on any studio album, but it did debut on stage in 1997. It is rumored that this song is about former soundguy Pete Carini.

24. What is his double doing in "It's Ice"? "I beg my mirror image for a moment with my soul He's ___________ back, time to attack, it's me who's in control"

From Quiz Finish the Phish Lyric

Answer: pleading

The cover art for the album "Rift" contains a pictorial reference to every song on the album, except one, "Horse." The next album, "Hoist" has a horse on the cover.

25. For an entire tour, what game did Phish play against the audience in the mid '90s?

From Quiz Phish trivia

Answer: chess

In 1995, Phish engaged in a chess game with the audience in where both the audience and band made one move a night.

26. On most tapes including this song, the Phish crowd can be heard screaming along at the top of their lungs to the end of this line: "Here comes the joker we all must laugh cause we're all in this together and we love to take a bath"

From Quiz Phish Quote Quiz

Answer: Bathtub Gin

"Bathtub Gin" took some time to come into its own, but once it did, it became one the band's monster improvisational jam songs. In the early days of Phish, the song usually clocked in at around 6-7 minutes, but by the end, the band was regularly stretching it out into the 15-20 minute area. "Bathtub Gin" was first played on 5/26/1989.

27. This Phishy 'chef' concocted a creation made from "a pot of melted wax, a forefoot and a hoof, apple core, worms galore, a can of some corrosive..."

From Quiz Phishy Characters

Answer: Reba

"...coconuts and chloroform, some wicker and some cork, toxic waste, some purple paste she hoped was not explosive."

28. Complete the lyric: 'Divided sky, ____ ____ ____ ____'?

From Quiz Characters in Phish Lyrics

Answer: the wind blows high

This is more of a chant than a song. I watched an amazing sunset above the Columbia River during a live outdoor show as Phish jammed to this one...

29. Which woman with her own title song is an artist, but not a genius and "says she wants to be a sociologist"?

From Quiz The Women of Phish

Answer: Suzy Greenberg

The popular and often played "Suzy Greenberg" has never been recorded in the studio. It debuted in 1987 and gets played, on average, every four shows.

30. What kind of sound is being talked about in "Wolfman's Brother"? "So with meaningless excitement And smooth ____________ sound It's like a cross between a hurricane And a ship that's run aground"

From Quiz Finish the Phish Lyric

Answer: atonal

This album, "Hoist," features a horn solo by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star Johnathan Frakes. The track is titled "Riker's Mailbox."

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